Self-alignment in the stacking of microchips with mist-induced water droplets

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Chang, Bo ^a   Sariola, Veikko ^a   Jääskeläinen, Mirva ^a   Zhou, Quan ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMING PROCESS; FUNCTION OF TIME; MACHINE VISION; MICROGRIPPER; SELF ALIGNMENT; SELF-ALIGNMENT TECHNIQUES; SPECIFIC TIME; STATISTICAL MODELS; SURFACE AREA; WATER DROPLETS;

ALIGNMENT; COMPUTER VISION; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; ROBOTIC ASSEMBLY;

DROP FORMATION;

EID: 78651517828     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/21/1/015016     Document Type: Article

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